Top North Bend, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
The PSE Building, 10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, Bellevue, WA 98004
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
1102 Broadway, Suite 500, Tacoma, WA 98402
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3660, Seattle, WA 98104
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
PO Box 1856, Issaquah, WA 98027-0076
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Washington state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine